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China floodwater diversions to populated areas unleash wave of online anger
By David Kirton and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) - Nearly 1 million people in China's northern Hebei province were relocated after record rains forced authorities to channel water from swollen rivers to...
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Australia announces tax adviser crackdown after PwC tax leak scandal
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will drastically tighten penalties for promoters of dodgy tax schemes and beef up the power of regulators as part of reforms announced on Sunday in respon...
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Exclusive-Amazon Indigenous chief Raoni warns of disaster if deforestation not stopped
By Leonardo Benassatto and Ueslei Marcelino BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) - Raoni Metuktire, an Indigenous chief from Brazil's Amazon, will urge the region's head of state meeting here this coming week to s...
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White House pushes US agencies to ‘aggressively’ boost in-person work
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House wants federal agencies to "aggressively" execute a shift to more in-person work starting next month, saying it is crucial to delivering gover...
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Environmentalists step up Amazon monitoring as fire season picks up
By Leonardo Benassatto PORTO VELHO, Brazil (Reuters) - Environmentalists warn that the Brazilian Amazon could be in for a bad burning season despite a drop in deforestation this year, as years of accu...
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Governor signs laws supporting Native Americans in Illinois
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Three pieces of legislation have been signed into law by Illinois Governor JB Pritzker that he says aim to help support Native Americans in Illinois. One, Pritzker says, prohi...
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Influencer Kai Cenat charged with inciting a riot after New York City mayhem
(Reuters) - Social media influencer Kai Cenat has been charged with inciting a riot after he announced a giveaway of video game consoles that drew thousands of people to a New York City park on Friday...
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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes northeastern China region – GFZ
(Reuters) - A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the northeastern China region on Sunday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. ...
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World Bank to help fund 1,000 mini solar power grids in Nigeria
ABUJA (Reuters) - The World Bank is aiming to help fund construction of 1,000 mini solar power grids in Africa's biggest economy Nigeria in partnership with the government and private sector, the lend...
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Teen charged with hate crime in death of dancer in New York City
(Reuters) - A 17-year-old male has been charged with murder as a hate crime in the stabbing death in New York City of a man who was dancing at a gas station when confronted by a group hurling anti-gay...
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